A short peptide populates three conformers: an extended state at energy
PHYSICS · Subjective · Fermi University Physics · Thermal, Statistical & Complex Systems · Statistical foundations and the equilibrium ensembles · Statistical foundations and the equilibrium ensembles
Forces, Machines and Signals, Ch Free energy at work: states, weights and entropic forces
Problem
A short peptide populates three conformers: an extended state at energy 0, a turn state at energy 1.2kBT above it, and a compact state at energy 2.5kBT above it. No other conformers are populated. Working at 298K, find the probability of each conformer.